Northwest Power and Conservation Council

The April Spotlight is here! Check it out at https://ow.ly/uljZ50YT2rk

Highlights include ocean conditions and 2025 returns/2026 forecasts for Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead, resource optimization modeling results for the Ninth Power Plan, and...Brad Pitt?

Please join us at the next Council meeting April 14-16 in Whitefish, MT, and online. See full agenda and register to attend via Zoom: https://ow.ly/gkVu50YIlwn

Agenda highlights include scenario modeling results for the Ninth Power Plan and continued work sessions on the draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, as well as a briefing on 2025 Columbia River Basin salmon and steelhead returns and the 2026 forecast.

Please join us at the next Council meeting on Feb. 10 in Portland and online. See full agenda and register to attend: https://ow.ly/9P2P50Yc4TL

Highlights include panels on managing invasive mussels in the basin, a presentation on emerging technology like enhanced geothermal and wave energy, and updates on the Draft 2026 Fish and Wildlife Program and Ninth Power Plan.

📣We want to hear from you! Join us at a public hearing to comment on the Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. You can also submit a comment online. Deadline is March 2. Find more information at nwcouncil.org/amend

The Council's Fish and Wildlife Program represents a 40-year effort to protect and mitigate for the impacts of the hydropower system on salmon and other fish and wildlife in the Basin. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council amends the Program every five years based on recommendations from the region’s tribes, federal and state fish and wildlife agencies, local governments, nonprofits, energy customers, utilities, the public, and more.

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📣We want to hear from you! Join us at a public hearing to comment on the Draft 2026 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program. You can also submit a comment online. Deadline is March 2. Find more information at nwcouncil.org/amend

The Council's Fish and Wildlife Program represents a 40-year effort to protect and mitigate for the impacts of the hydropower system on salmon and other fish and wildlife in the Basin. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council amends the Program every five years based on recommendations from the region’s tribes, federal and state fish and wildlife agencies, local governments, nonprofits, energy customers, utilities, the public, and more.